Wind helps China Longyuan lift 2017 profit

March 19 (Renewables Now) - Power producer China Longyuan Power Group Corp Ltd (HKG:0916) on Monday reported a net attributable profit for 2017 of CNY 3.85 billion (USD 606.5m/EUR 492.6m), rising 8.4% on the year, mainly thanks to its wind power business.

The Chinese company’s cumulative installed power capacity stood at 20.52 GW at end-2017, including 18.4 GW of wind and 1.88 GW of coal-fired power plants. The capacity of its other renewable energy assets totals 250 MW.

The operating profit of China Longyuan’s wind division increased to 19.8% year-on-year to CNY 7.92 billion due to a rise in power sales. The growth in this segment offset a 49.8% drop in the operating profit of the coal power business to CNY 450 million.

Details on China Longyuan’s performance in 2017 are available in the table.

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